Head Stuff
Your brain is not a camera. It guesses, edits, invents and lies - and this series shows you the exact moments it does it.
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S1:E1Why Something Too Cute Makes You Want to Squeeze It
A puppy so adorable you want to crush it. That urge is common, it has a name, and your brain is doing it on purpose.
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Your brain fakes phone vibrations
that phantom buzz you feel? your mind's just being a little mischievous
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S1:E3There is a hole in your vision. Why can’t you see it?
Each eye has a patch with no light detectors, yet the world rarely looks as though anything is missing.
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S1:E4Why your brain fakes knowing things
You feel like an expert, until you have to explain. Your brain's got a sneaky trick
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S1:E5Your brain's always guessing the future
It's like your brain has a crystal ball, predicting what's next
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S1:E6Your brain conjures noises that aren't there
It's wild how your brain mixes senses to create a world you can understand
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S1:E7Your brain makes up memories that never happened
Your memory isn't a recording-it's a storyteller that isn't afraid to lie. Discover why your brain constantly invents high-definition memories of events that never actually happene
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S1:E8The statues people slap for a centuries-old betrayal
Qin Hui got a statue, but not an honor. His kneeling image became a target for people angry about a general’s execution centuries before they were born.
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